Bereavement, financial hardship especially impactful on student distress, while contracting COVID-19 tied to lower risk for distress
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Financial hardship and bereavement are particularly important stressors tied to psychological distress among college students during the pandemic, according to a study published in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Abdelrahman ElTohamy, M.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues used data from 65,568 undergraduate students participating in the spring 2021 American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment to examine pandemic-related experiences on young adult mental health.
The researchers found that participants who experienced the death of a loved one had 1.14 times greater odds of developing psychological distress. Similarly, those who experienced financial hardship had 1.78 times greater odds of developing psychological distress. Testing positive for COVID-19 was associated with 0.82 times lower odds of psychological distress.
“Our results highlight the importance of understanding the relative effects of different pandemic-related factors on college students’ well-being,” the authors write. “Regardless of the direct physical effects of COVID-19, it seems that indirect psychosocial and emotional effects of losing loved ones and/or facing financial hardships might exert a significant harmful impact on students’ mental health.”
Therapist-Led Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Aids Depression 
Extreme Heat Linked to 33 Clinically Reportable Diagnoses 
Drug Retention in Spondyloarthritis Varies With Socioeconomic Status 
Bowel Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis Linked to Disease-Related Disability 
Healthy Lifestyle in Early Childhood Linked to Lower Risk for IBD .jpeg)
Most Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis Ineligible for RCTs 
Emergency Diagnosis Linked to Worse Outcomes for Range of Conditions 
Lung Disease More Common With Ulcerative Colitis Than Crohn Disease 
